Vultures: Scavengers of Death

Vultures - Scavengers of Death is a worthwhile genre-blending experiment with solid mechanics and strong atmosphere let down by significant technical issues and slavish devotion to its inspirations.

Ultimately, Vultures – Scavengers of Death is an interesting merge of turn-based tactical combat and classic survival horror. It evokes a bygone period in gaming that hits the nostalgic part of my brain just right, despite having little to do with that era mechanically.

Team Vultures combines tactical combat with survival horror in the best PlayStation tradition, creating a tense and original experience—though there are still some details that need polishing. Team Vultures’ work is a clear reflection of the passion and talent driving video game development in Latin America. It’s true that the game has some technical rough edges and several areas where the limited budget is evident. You can sense the love and a certain boldness in their decision to fuse two classic genres, proving that strategy and horror can coexist and even thrive together.

Vultures – Scavengers of Death blends tense survival horror with sharp turn‑based combat, thriving on exploration even if its story doesn’t fully take flight.

Vulture is a fun game with some straightforward and easy to learn combat. Although it can seem a little too easy at times, thanks to the knife’s upgrade that allows instant kills. As it made me sneak through whole levels just one-tapping zombies, except for the explosive ones. There is a nice variety of weapons and replaying levels doesn’t seem boring thanks to the shortness of each one. Atmosphere is excellent, but the horror side does lack creepiness. I still think Leopoldo should have something to make him shine a little more. Like maybe allowing him hit harder with a knuckle dusters or something. A glaring problem is that Vultures, suffers with way too many crashes, and if it wasn’t for the saves being set just before leaving a room I would have stopped playing entirely. The game also suffers with various smaller issues here and there as I progressed. Action commands would just stop working, and the whole list would turn grey. On enemy turns they wouldn’t move or doing anything forcing me to quit the game to reset the room. Which is a shame since I am really enjoying Vultures. Level designs offer up that nice grunge that I just love to see in horror games. Without making everything seem oddly clean at the same time. So if you are looking for a fun survival, Vultures – Scavengers of Death isn’t a bad shout. And hopefully the crashes will be fixed at one point too. So right now, I am giving it the Thumb Culture Gold Award! I’d love to see a sequel to this game in the future.

Vultures – Scavengers of Death tries to deliver a tactical horror experience inspired by classic horror games, with a tense atmosphere and an old-school visual style that successfully creates suspense. However, it struggles with repetition and a lack of variety in encounters, despite having good ideas that make it a promising experience for fans of the genre.

Through a well-crafted identity deeply rooted in its inspirations, Vultures - Scavengers of Death proves that developers Mateo and Giovanni delivered an outstanding piece of work, respecting their influences while presenting a fun experience at a time when the revival of horror games is thriving, driven by numerous remakes and original titles. The game not only keeps the genre in the spotlight, but also embraces a highly niche style inspired by tabletop strategy games, strongly reminiscent of the Resident Evil 3: The Board Game by Steamforged Games. The result feels almost like an adaptation of board game mechanics into a digital medium, something exceptionally well executed by Team Vultures.

Vultures - Scavengers of Death is a throwback, a game that’s does not shy from telling players that both its universe and its gameplay are inspired by Resident Evil. The shift to a turn-based combat system adds to the complexity, while limited ammo and health create a solid challenge level.

Vultures – Scavengers of Death, my dear friends, was a pleasant surprise and proof that, from time to time, it's worth trying some crazy mixes to see what happens. Even though it has a slip-up here and there, I feel that the title managed to show what it came for and blend well the feelings of the two styles it tried to implement.

Vultures - Scavengers of Death is special for the fact that it seems like something that hasn’t really been done before. It neither follows the trends of our times nor relies on spectacle to build tension. Instead, it combines tactical strategy with the feel of classic survival horror. The result is a game that feels unlike almost anything else in the genre.